Kuchu; Queer Africa (LGBTQIA+)
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A human being African. Born, bred, grew up, living in Africa. Africa my tribe. I am Kuchu. Gay African, (LGBTQ+). Uganda is my Village, East Africa is my town.
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@Africa_Archives
Hidden away?
They look like the President of India. Droupadi Murmu
Not sure she would agree with your terming her 'hidden away'.
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@meziemjanet
He must have been amazed..., shocked.
That he preferred male writers, and his favourite author was a woman...., shock and awe to the gut.
Wonder whether he will re-examine his bias? Or simply reject a female author and choose another 'male best author'?
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She thinks us homosexuals should be castrated.
And then she wants to go to a country where us homosexuals walk around with our balls intact.
How fair is that, dear Sarah Opendi?👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿
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We are many and diverse.
Yet sometimes we are alone and lonely.
Be an acquaintance. Be a friend. Be a mentor.
Be of help.
Rise up and Be family. 🫂
Let YOUR example be the light 🔥
We are not alone 🌈🏳️⚧️
#LGBTQfamily
#WeAreHere
#LGBTQAfrica
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Words. Words can hurt.
Actions too.. intended or not.
In a world 🌈 where we hide;-
we are hurt by words & actions. And more-
Important to know, and be secure, in ourselves.
To embrace who we are.
#LGBTQAfricans
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‘Looking good (is) important. After all, outward perception could be the inward mirror to those who were their own best selves.
To look good was to feel good’.
Mantis, C ‘The Path of Ascension 5’.
🌈
#LGBTQAfrica
🏳️⚧️
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LGBTQ+ in Africa? Not an easy road and path.🌈
But you are not alone.🫂
Celebrate your strengths.
Keep fighting for your dreams.🔥
#WeSeeYou
#LGBTQAfrica
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Love is Beautiful 💓 💓 💓
Why are you persecuting us?
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We are different. (Yeah!)
We are not like the majority. Different.
Since our world demands we conform- , we resist.
Be ourselves, as much as we can. Embrace our truth.
“Your truth 🌈 is the melody to your life’s song. Sing it loud, sing it proud.
#LGBTQAfrica
#Pride
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Love is Beautiful. 💓💓💓
Why do you persecute us?
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Celebrate the Positive👍🏿
Seeing you shine, 🌞 even in the shadows, is a revolution.
To all my 🌈LGBTQ+ fam 🏳️⚧️in Africa,
we are strong, we are loved, and our joy is resistance.
🫂🤗
#AfricanPride
#WeAreHere
#LGBTQAfrica
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@MhakaTinatswe
Socialised into being submissive. Socialised into being unassertive, letting the man lead, never saying no to the man, socialised into being inferiour in the partnership. Socialised. Of course the conditions would militate less ability to support themselves, dependence on the man
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June is 🌈LGBTQ+ Pride 🏳️🌈 month.
A month of joy & celebration, asserting ourselves Queer & Proud.
Unfortunately, the upsurge of Queer phobia world wide, embedded and fanned to flames by
#PoliticalHomophobia
will cause lots of hate speech online.
Brace yourself,
#LGBTQAfricans
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Shoutout to LGBTQ+ Africans paving the way
Artists, activists, & leaders making a difference
Your strength, courage inspire us all
@frankmugisha
@KashaJacqueline
@LGBTQ_Confesses
@omarvanreenen
@Galck_ke
@RightifyGhana
@mambaonline
@SteveKabuye5
#AfricanExcellence
#LGBTQAfrica
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True, Being Queer in Africa🌍 is not easy.
A life in Fear. Life in isolation. Life in hiding.
Yet, you are not alone.
We are, Queer and African🌈. Queer and Family.🏳️⚧️
Be strong. Be aware. Be who you are.
#HopefulHearts
#LGBTQAfrica
#CourageousHearts
#WeWillRise
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Love is Beautiful 💓 💓 💓
Why are you persecuting us?
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It can be tough.
Often lonely. Rough, often hostile.
Hidden in plain sight- Or closeted, uncomfortable;
You are still beautiful.💓
We are still wonderful and whole, human and worthy. 🫂
#LGBTQAfrica
#IDAHOBIT
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Kuchu brothers & sisters in Uganda.
We had a loss at the constitutional court.
Yes, it was a loss. Partial. We won some.
At least our landlords need not fear criminal prosecution for renting to us. Nor do we have to fear prosecution for infections during sex. ..1/)
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Love is Beautiful 💓 💓 💓
Why are you persecuting us?
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You are Beautiful.
Embrace and Love yourself.
Love the Beautiful person that YOU are.
Dont allow ANYONE to put you low.
Not for your Sexuality.🏳️🌈 Or your Gender.🏳️⚧️ Or your person.
You are beautiful and Wonderful.
Affirm and Celebrate Yourself.🔥
#LGBTQAfrica
#Pride
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@RightifyGhana
"I’d rather die than protect LGBTQ+ rights – Speaker Bagbin"
Such statements should be carefully archived. They might have some use, later on.
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Make true friends, of your rainbow family.🌈
Seek true friends that will hold you, in our hour of need.🫂
#LGBTQAfrica
,
#FindTrueFriends
#YouAreNotAlone
#EngageWithOthers
#BuildingCommunity
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Alone and lonely- One can be alone in a crowd.
Our environment encourages isolation. Hiding. Loneliness.
You are NOT alone.
We are here🌈🏳️⚧️ We are family 🫂
Find friends online and offline.
Be a friend. Be a true friend to others.🤟🏿
#LGBTQfamily
#WeAreHere
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You are Beautiful. Wonderfully made 🌈
The Storms of Life do not Diminish your Beauty.🫂
Lift up your head, and flash that wonderful smile in the face of the storm.
You are tough and resilient 👍🏿
#LGBTQAfrica
#SelfCareForPride
#SelfCareForPride
#BeYou
#LoveYourself
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Love is Beautiful 💓 💓 💓
Why are you persecuting us?
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@confess256
LOL.
Dear Confessor, good learning point. Even parents need to grow up sometimes.
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@ug_confessed
'A pretend sniffer dog'. Banange. That is Uganda Zaabu.
U can imagine the logistics. The 'security' wanted sniffer dogs. He had a 'connection'. He got the job...
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African Catholic Cardinal says the obvious..
"Homosexuality should not be a criminal offence and people should be helped to understand the issue better, a top cardinal from Ghana"
Below⬇️
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@ug_confessed
I liked this most...
"Only thing we didn't do is talk about all the lies we were told and told ourselves. Social media wasn't there. But now it is. So get used to hearing some uncomfortable truths. Differing opinions."
😅😂🤣🤣
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Ghana.
Brave lady.....
After all the others jumping onto the populist homophobic theme..... Someone dares go against the flow? Brave lady indeed.
🗣️ "Love Can Not Be Legislated"
The Presidential Candidate for the Progressive People's Party (PPP) in the 2020 general elections, Brigitte Dzogbenuku, says she is against laws being passed against people who are LGBTQ+
She quizzed that "why would people choose certain kinds...
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"How do I talk to my partner about HIV prevention?
Talking about HIV prevention is not only the right thing to do, it’s also totally normal. Lots of couples have these sorts of conversations, it’s part of being in a healthy relationship."
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Rainbow 🌈 child of Africa.
You are beautiful. 🤗 You are wonderfully made. 🙌🏿
Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
Appreciate and love the beautiful, complex person that you are.🫂
#LGBTQAfrica
,
#SelfLove
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@SpireJim
"Makerere graduation statistics disaggregated by gender...."
My statistics friends would dare ask
1) Is the difference 'significant'?
2) Is the trend 'significant'?
Me? absolutely no idea. Women tend to outnumber men in population counts. Maybe that is just normal? 🤫🤫🤫
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**You are Enough!**
**Just as you are!**👏🏿
Don't let anyone tell you differently.
Your existence is a beautiful thing.🌈
#BeYou
#LoveYourself
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@KakwenzaRukira
@KagutaMuseveni
@AnitahAmong
@Thomas_Tayebwa
More likely than not, it was just a self serving excuse. The humongous moneys flowing are going into their wallets. The opposition are getting just what is falling from the table.
Poor opposition. Scapegoated. And Jjajja..., there is a reason why he shouldnt call us 'Bazukulu'
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It is not easy, being different. 🌈
Yet different 🏳️⚧️-
it is who we are. That is who I am.
#LGBTQAfrican
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It is far. The way is long. The path, our road is tough, rough.
But, it is our road. And we shall walk, with hearts full of courage✊🏿
And hope. We shall overcome.🏳️⚧️🌈
We shall overcome.❤️🔥
#HopefulHearts
#LGBTQAfrica
#CourageousHearts
#HopeForTomorrow
#KeepFighting
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You are strong, you are resilient, you are loved.
Embrace your truth safely & keep shining your light.
#LGBTQAfrica
#PersonalGrowth
#MentalHealthMatters
#SelfCare
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Namibia 🇳🇦
One week from today, the High Court will deliver its verdict on whether the apartheid-era sodomy law is constitutional and has a place in a born-free Namibia. Litigants like Friedel Dausab are the freedom fighters of my generation. What a time to be alive & see equality ring true
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You are not alone.
It might feel like so.
You feel alone, isolated. Our world is hostile.
We exist, in the most unlikely places. We are part of this world.
#AfricanLGBTQ
#CommunityMatters
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Queer African? True.
But why activist? Why not just sit back let the filth roll off one’s impervious crocodile skin?
“Doomed soldier or not, it doesn’t matter. I am, first and foremost, a living (human) being, no matter how often I am told otherwise.
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@zoomafrika1
Gay. African. Proud.
Now, imagine that. A Queer African who is Proud of their Queerness and Africanness.
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Online-
Not only lovers and connections-
But also community, friends, discussions;-
with others, others just like you.
Not only tricks, and hook ups, but also;
acquaintances, forums, discussions, communication, help & helplines
and others, just like you.
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** Focus on the Positive**
True, our world 🌈is not pretty, supportive, embracing- 😢
Not all we see is beautiful;
But, focus on the positive.
Enjoy the sun on your skin🌞
the gentle rain in your face☔️,
your lover’s embrace-
enjoy the small, beautiful things of your life
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@Weirdconfension
You tried for 6 years, and failed.
Now you are pregnant... and you are thinking to abort? Because of work?
My instinct? If you abort you will not really like it. Come to an accomodation with the people at work. Can be tough, but.... life is not all work!
Best to you.
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@SpireJim
Confluence of factors.
1) Parliament deciding its own 'pay'
2) Executive anxious to compromise ANY opposition
3) Tough economics. We are a poor, very poor country.
4) Little literal 'education'. Eating just became a way of life.
5) If I knew all, I would be a genius.
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Diversity is our Strength.
We are not uniform. We are not all the same-
Strength isn't found in uniformity, but in embracing our differences.
Happy & proud to be LGBTQ+ and African!
#WeBelong
#LoveIsLove
#StrengthInUnity
#AfricanPride
#LGBTQAfrica
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**Celebrate the Positive**
Seeing you shine, even in the shadows, is a revolution.
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
To my LGBTQ+ African family; 🌈
We are strong, we are loved, and our joy is resistance.
👊🏿
Focus on the Positive
#AfricanPride
#WeAreHere
#LGBTQAfrica
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Cairo to Cape Town, The mountains of Kenya to the shores of Senegal
Somalia & Ethiopia to the two Congos;-
LGBTQ+ Africans are everywhere; strong & diverse.
Together, we rise!
#StrengthInUnity
#AfricanPride
#LGBTQAfrica
,
#AfricanRainbow
#LoveIsLove
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Unique individuals.
Unique & Different countries.
Unique tribes & nations
Different experiences.
We are The African LGBTQ+ Experience.
We celebrate our diversity. We stand strong, Together
#LGBTQAfrica
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#AfricanRainbow
#LoveIsLove
#StrengthInOurDiversity
#EqualityForAll
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@ug_confessed
"And he says, "You need to let me in." So I pull him. But he says "You need to say it.""
A lawyer?
He needed to document your consent... 😂😂😂
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There is Strength in Unity, and Strength in our Diversity
#LGBTQAfrica
#UnityInDiversity
#Solidarity
#StrengthInUnity
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"Top German footballers glad to be gay"👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿
Why do we come out? Why celebrate who we are?
(Some are miffed- us celebrating our sexuality)
We celebrate, & are proud,... like they celebrate heterosexuality. Dates, marriages, etc.
(Just one reason!)
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It's okay to be different! ✨
Its okay to be Special.
Different. Special. 🏳️⚧️We are LGBTQ+ Africans.🌈
Its not a weakness, its our superpower.💪🏿
Embrace yourself. 🔥 LGBTQ+ and African.
#BeYou
#UnapologeticallyLGBTQ
#HopefulHearts
#LGBTQAfrica
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We kuchus, LGBTQ+ Africans, are resilient.
We adapt to our challenges & set backs. We learnt to swim the ocean of hostility
We may bend, we do not break. We may fall, we get up & walk
Survivors. We are resilient.
Our resilience is our super power
#ResilientSouls
#LGBTQAfrica
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Strength in Unity
A stick alone is more likely to bend/break, than one held with other sticks.
LGBTQ+ Africans; you are not alone.
Vibrant communities exist across Africa
Do not stand alone. Find your tribe, share your strength.
#UnitedWeStand
#LGBTQAfrica
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#UnityInDiversity
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How to define strength.
How do you define strength?
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@confess256
".... and so far I have aborted like 19 times..."
Far as I know, abortion is an emergency.... after failing to use other 'family planning' tools.
Question is, why dont you use the other modern family planning tools? One would consider them cheaper, easier, safer than abortion?
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My Kuchu, LGBTQ+ family
We are many & Diverse
There is strength in our diversity
Strength to compliment one another
Strength to multiply our abilities
**Unity in Diversity**
Our diversity is Our strength. Together We rise above hate
#LGBTQAfrica
#UnityInDiversity
#Solidarity
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Love is Beautiful 💓 💓 💓
Why are you persecuting us?
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Tanzania.
LGBTQ+ Organising
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@DailyMonitor
".From your experience, was it a fundamental change as promised by its leader Yoweri Kaguta Museveni or a mere change of guards like the regimes before it?"
Tricky question
U know the book 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell? Classic prophesy...
🧐🤭🫢
I could be wrong, of course.
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@Africa_Archives
Poignant part of our histories.
Begs the question, how many are lost in the same way. 'Murder on the High Seas'...
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**Love Conquers All**
Love, the universal language.
Love knows no bounds. ❤️🔥
You are Loved. 💓💓💓 You are Beloved. 🫂
Lets speak love every day.
#LoveWins
#LGBTQAfrica
#CourageousHearts
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Embrace Your Truth. 🌈 Embrace Who You Are.🏳️⚧️
Accept Yourself.
Your truth is the melody to your life's song.
Sing it loud, sing it proud.🔥
#LGBTQAfrica
#Pride
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Good morning- Beautiful;
A new week, new times, new opportunities-
May you sing and dance 🕺🏿 through the day
& dance on, through the week💃🏿
Good morning, Beautiful-
🌈Rainbow, Child of Africa 🏳️⚧️
#LiveYourTruth
#FindYourJoy
#LGBTQAfrica
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Shamelessly 'lifted' from somewhere else....
A good day to you!
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✨🌟✨
** Focus on the Positive **
Often, that can be the star to guide one through the storms of life-
Focus. On the Positive.
🌈
#LGBTQAfrica
🏳️⚧️
#FocusOnThePositive
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Break the loneliness. Reach out to your people.
You are not alone- We are many & diverse.
Dont let isolation smother you.
Dont let fear suffocate you.
Reach out to people like you.
We are many.
We are diverse.
#LGBTQAfrica
#BreakTheLoneliness
#YouAreNotAlone
#Engage
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We will celebrate... his courage and the freedom to love.
Josh Cavallo & Leighton Morrell
The best, dudes.
👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿
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Zimbabwe🇿🇼
"TikTok Activism: How Queer Zimbabweans Use Social Media to Show Love and Fight Hate"👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿
Great article indeed.
Queer Africans finding space online to be authentic, to be who they are and express themselves, in difficult circumstances.
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I knew Ugandan twitter today would be awash with gay bashing.
And it is. Ugandans, we love our pet prejudices. Homophobia is the overall leader and uniter. I would bet we shall soon blame homosexuals for the potholes eroded in the rains...
We kuchus., we live, and survive
"Nobody should be intimidated by these threats by the international actors. If they cherish homosexuality, let them cherish it. But for us as Ugandans we don’t. MPs, advise your leaders. You may talk sweet to get money from homosexuals but I don’t think that is correct" -
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@ug_confessed
Gosh, drama drama drama. What do the Nigerians say, with a flip of the hand; Drama hooo!
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@YellzDan
Duh., someone expressed the same shock on seeing a tweet from me., shock that an 'African' can be gay.
Just told him that my parents convinced me I was African & I know am gay...
I think some phobes just dont believe we are real., we are just something heard of, somewhere else!
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Reminder of the long road that's been the
#HIVpandemic
"This doctor treated HIV/AIDS patients when no one else would. His advocacy continued as he prepared to die
Dr. Dick Smith, 80, provided health care to gay, bisexual men at height of HIV/AIDS crisis"
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Internalised Homophobia.
Some Food for Deep Thought.
A personal testimony and journey
"Breaking Through Internalized Homophobia"👇🏿👇🏿👇🏿
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In News Today; faced with Evidence of Ruthless Shameless Looting of National Coffers, Madame Speaker of Parliament & MPs are executing the ‘Homosexual Scapegoat Defence’ manoeuvre to justify their thieving ways.
Stay tuned
#UgandaParliamentExhibition
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**The Weight of Expectations**
However tough the situation might seem like-
Others like you have passed through the same.
Look to community. Talk to others; seek a helpful ear, helping hand-
We are in it together.
#AfricanLGBTQ
#CommunityMatters
#HopefulHearts
#ResilientSouls
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